Quarterly Communication Speeches

2015

Quarterly Communication11 March 2015 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren, the March issue of Freemasonry Today covers the results of the latest Membership Focus Group survey seeking members’ views on many aspects of Freemasonry including friendship,[…]

Quarterly Communication11 March 2015 Order of Service to Masonry citation for VW Bro Charles Raymond Grace, PGSwdBBro Charles Grace was made a mason in October, 1966, at the age of 27, in his old school lodge, Old Marlburian Lodge, No. 3533,[…]

Quarterly Communication11 March 2015 An address by W Bro Martin Clarke PSGDMW Pro Grand Master and brethren, I am here today to give a brief presentation on one of the Masonic success stories of the last 40 years. It gives practical assistance[…]

2014

Quarterly Communication10 December 2014 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren, a lot goes on during a period of 12 months in Freemasonry. Much of this all our members see in their lodges, as well at Metropolitan,[…]

Quarterly Communication10 September 2014 A talk by Mike Woodcock, President of the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys, and Chairman of Lifelites Trustees, and Simone Enefer-Doy, Chief Executive of LifelitesMike Woodcock: MW Pro Grand Master, brethren, at the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls[…]

Quarterly Communication10 September 2014 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren, at the Quarterly Communication held on the second of September 1914, one hundred years ago, the First World War had been underway for just under a month.[…]

Grande Loge Nationale Française In 2012 the United Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Grand Lodge of Scotland (the Home Grand Lodges), because of internal problems within the Grande Loge Nationale Française (GLNF), each withdrew recognition[…]

Quarterly Communication 11 June 2014 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, over the last year or two there has been a certain amount of correspondence in the various masonic magazines regarding the pros and cons of reading[…]

Craft Annual Investiture 30 April 2014 An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Brethren, I want to start by saying a very warm welcome to you all, and to thank you for re-electing me as Grand[…]

Quarterly Communication 12 March 2014 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, it has been a pleasure to install Right Worshipful Brother Sir David Wootton as Assistant Grand Master. In offering him our congratulations I know that you[…]

2013

Quarterly Communication 11 December 2013 An address by the RW Assistant Grand Master David WilliamsonBrethren, the more observant among you may have noticed that I acted as Deputy Grand Master at the last two Quarterly Communications, in September and June. However, you should[…]

Quarterly Communication 11 September 2013 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, one of my pleasurable duties is, along with the other Rulers, visiting our Districts and in June I was in Trinidad and Tobago and, more recently,[…]

Quarterly Communication 12 June 2013 An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren,our June meeting always has a full agenda with the meeting of the Grand Charity and I am sure you would like me to thank the President[…]

ANNUAL INVESTITURE24 April 2013An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I congratulate all those of you that I have had the pleasure to invest today. This is, I hope, a memorable occasion and an important milestone in[…]

Quarterly Communication13 March 2013An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,In my address to Grand Lodge last December I commented that we should be proud of our history. I therefore have no qualms – indeed I believe[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 March 2013An address by VW Bro Mike Woodcock, President, and W Bro Les Hutchinson, PAGDC, Chief Executive, Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys'A celebration of 225 years in supporting children by the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls[…]

2012

The national and the London chairmen of the Universities Scheme, Edward Lord and Julian Soper, give some advice on how to recruit and retain younger membersOf our members across the English constitution, only nine per cent are aged under forty.[…]

Quarterly Communication12 September 2012An address by the MW the Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I have recently finished the two yearly Regional Conferences that I have with Provincial Grand Masters. These are relatively informal affairs and cover a wide range of[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 December 2012A speech by VW Bro Graham Redman, Assistant Grand Secretary, and VW Bro John HamillGFR: MW Pro Grand Master and Brethren, a year ago we left the Antients or Atholl Grand Lodge on the receiving end of[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 September 2012An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,It has been an exciting, if somewhat wet, summer throughout the country and I trust you have all come back refreshed for the new Masonic season.I have[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 September 2012An address by W Bro CE Lord OBE PAGDC and W Bro JR Soper PAGDCMost Worshipful Pro Grand Master and Brethren,As the National and the London Chairmen of the Universities Scheme, we were honoured to be asked[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 June 2012An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I am pleased that we have had the opportunity today of acknowledging and celebrating, as Freemasons, the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Our association with[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 June 2012An address by RW Bro Dr JW Daniel, PJGWMW Pro Grand Master, Distinguished Visitors, and BrethrenThe last year in which the loyal freemasons of the English Constitution had occasion to celebrate a royal diamond jubilee was 1897.[…]

CRAFT ANNUAL INVESTITURE 25 APRIL 2012 AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE GRAND MASTER HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, KG Brethren, I start by congratulating most warmly all those whom I have had the pleasure of investing today. To attain Grand Rank in the[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 March 2012An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren,In December I mentioned that one of the many important aspects of mentoring was to give guidance to our members about how to talk about their[…]

Quarterly Communication14 March 2012Order of Service to Masonry citation for RW Bro Dr Roeinton Burjor Framji KhambattaBro Roeinton Khambatta, who was born in September 1924, was made a mason in Lodge Zoroaster, under the Scottish Constitution, and in 1965 joined[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 March 2012A Statement by the RW Deputy President of the Board of General Purposes Michael Lawson concerning the Attorney General's Reference to the Charity Tribunal Brethren,Many of you will be aware that last year the Attorney General brought a[…]

2011

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 December 2011An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren, Mentoring has been high on the agenda for some time and I want to take this opportunity to give clarity and perspective to what we mean[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION 14 December 2011 A speech by VW Bro Graham Redman, Assistant Grand Secretary, and VW Bro John HamillGFR: MW Pro Grand Master and Brethren, the Minutes of the Premier or Moderns Grand Lodge for February 1811, record thatThe[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION 14 September 2011An address by the RW The Deputy Grand Master Jonathan SpenceBrethren,It is very good to see you all here today and I hope you have had a very enjoyable and refreshing summer. The summer is not[…]

Quarterly Communication 8 June 2011An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter Lowndes Brethren, It is very good to see such a good attendance here today and I particularly want to welcome those Master Masons who are attending Quarterly[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE27 April 2011An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGBrethren,I welcome you all to this Annual Investiture and I should like to congratulate all those who have become Grand Officers or who[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 MARCH 2011An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren, In February, accompanied by a Grand Lodge team, I consecrated the Grand Lodge of Monaco. It was an enormously successful occasion with representation from many Grand Lodges[…]

2010

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 DECEMBER 2010A speech by VW Bro Graham Redman, Assistant Grand Secretary, and VW Bro John HamillGFR: MW Pro Grand Master and Brethren, in February 1810, the Premier or Moderns Grand Lodge, which in 1809 had been exercised with[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 DECEMBER 2010An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,Since the September Quarterly Communication I have completed my regional conferences seeing all the Provincial Grand Masters. These conferences have been very useful and an opportunity to[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 September 2010A speech by Mrs Diane Clements, Director, The Library & Museum of FreemasonryI am pleased to report that in the four years since I last spoke in this forum, the Library and Museum has continued to make[…]

Quarterly Communication8 September 2010Order of Service to Masonry citation for RW Bro Simon Francis Norman Waley, Past Provincial Grand Master for West Kent, Past District Grand Master for CyprusBro Simon Waley was made a Mason in November, 1957, at the[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 SEPTEMBER 2010An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I hope you have all had a good summer and have come back refreshed to start the new Masonic season.In July we hosted the annual Tripartite meeting[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 June 2010A eulogy to Lord Cornwallis by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,The death on 6 March of Lord Cornwallis breaks a chain of more than one hundred years of continuous distinguished service to Freemasonry by[…]

Quarterly Communication9 June 2010Order of Service to Masonry citation for RW Bro Sir John Welch, Bt, PSGWBro John Welch was made a Mason in January 1955, at the age of 21, in Apollo University Lodge, No. 357, Oxford. In 1962[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 June 2010An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I am delighted to see so many of you here today. Having had the great pleasure to present Sir John Welch with the Grand Master’s Order of[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE28 APRIL 2010An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGBrethren,I want first to congratulate very warmly all those that I have had the pleasure to appoint or promote this afternoon and to[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 MARCH 2010A speech by the VW The Grand Secretary Nigel BrownMost Worshipful Pro Grand Master and Brethren,On the 27 April this year, the day before the Annual Craft Investitures, the Pro Grand Master has made the decision to[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 MARCH 2010An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I believe it appropriate today to inform you of a matter that relates more particularly to the Royal Arch. As you will know the Third Grand Principal,[…]

2009

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 DECEMBER 2009A speech by VW Bro Graham Redman, Assistant Grand Secretary, and VW Bro John HamillGFR: MW Pro Grand Master and Brethren, in the early part of 1809, the Antients or Atholl Grand Lodge, apart from authorising expenditure[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 DECEMBER 2009An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,We have had a fairly full agenda today, with the Grand Charity Meeting and the excellent talk from Bros Hamill and Redman. I shall, therefore, be brief.Brethren,[…]

Quarterly Communication9 September 2009A speech by the VW Grand Secretary Nigel BrownMost Worshipful Pro Grand Master and Brethren. ‘Building Bridges – Freemasons’ Hall in the 21st Century’. You may think that this talk is about operative masonry and with some[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 SEPTEMBER 2009An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I welcome you to this September Quarterly Communication and I trust you have all had an enjoyable summer.I am sure that many of you will think that[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 JUNE 2009An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,It is not very long since I addressed Grand Lodge at the Annual Investiture and, therefore, I do not want to take up too much of your[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE29 APRIL 2009An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master Peter LowndesBrethren,I trust that you will forgive me if I start with a skiing analogy. Those of you who know me will be aware that when I[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION11 MARCH 2009An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGBrethren,First thank you for re-electing me as Grand Master and let me say a very warm welcome to you all at this historic Quarterly[…]

2008

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 DECEMBER 2008An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master The Most Hon The Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,As this is the last Grand Lodge at which I shall preside I would like to take the opportunity to put[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 DECEMBER 2008An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master The Most Hon The Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,I have had the great privilege of being Pro Grand Master since March 2001 and before that I was Assistant Grand Master[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION11 JUNE 2008AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE PRO GRAND MASTER THE MOST HON THE MARQUESS OF NORTHAMPTON, DLOn the nineteenth of July, this very fine building – created as a Masonic Peace Memorial – will be seventy-five years old.[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE30 APRIL 2008AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE GRAND MASTER HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, KGBrethren,I begin as always by saying a very warm welcome to everyone attending our Grand Lodge meeting today and I warmly congratulate all those[…]

Brethren,Because this Quarterly Communication has included the presentation of the Rulers’ Forum Mentoring Project and the meeting of the Grand Charity, I will keep my remarks brief.I am pleased that the legislation has been passed enabling the appointment of Provincial and District Grand[…]

2007

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 DECEMBER 2007An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLYou will have seen reference, in the Paper of Business, to the European Grand Masters’ meeting held here on the 5th and[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 SEPTEMBER 2007An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLIn his speech to Grand Lodge, the Pro Grand Master, Lord Northampton, referred to the Universities Scheme and the decision to[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 JUNE 2007An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren, today it is exactly 40 years since HRH the Duke of Kent KG was elected as our Grand Master. On[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE25 APRIL 2007An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGBrethren,I start by saying a very warm welcome to everyone attending our Grand Lodge meeting today and I congratulate all those whom I[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 MARCH 2007An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLToday it has been my pleasure to invest Bro Nigel Brown as Grand Secretary. The new role of Grand Secretary means[…]

2006

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 DECEMBER 2006An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren, we held the first meeting of the Rulers’ Forum here yesterday with representatives of the ten groups and have got[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 SEPTEMBER 2006An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren, a very warm welcome to you all and I hope that you have had a good summer break. As we[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 JUNE 2006An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLI have received many favourable comments following the MW Grand Master’s remarks at the April Investiture meeting on the question of[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE26 APRIL 2006An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGI welcome you all to this Annual Investiture today and I offer my congratulations to all those brethren I have had the pleasure[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 MARCH 2006An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,I would like to say something about the proposal to create The Rulers’ Forum and why I believe such a body[…]

2005

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 DECEMBER 2005An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,I said in my article for the Cornerstone Society which was published in the last edition of MQ that I thought[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION14 SEPTEMBER 2005An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,I welcome you all to Grand Lodge today at the start of another Masonic season and thank you for attending. I[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 JUNE 2005An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,I would like to keep you informed on the progress of the Strategic Working Party that I have set up to[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE27 APRIL 2005An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGBrethren,I begin as always by welcoming you all to our meeting this afternoon, and I offer my warmest congratulations to those brethren I[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 MARCH 2005An address by RW Bro Michael WalkerI feel no stranger amongst you. I have been visiting your Grand Lodge, and to represent my own, for over 23 years. Because Freemasonry is a subjective entity it makes its own[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 MARCH 2005An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLI want to say something about one of our oldest and closest friends, RW Bro Michael Walker, Grand Secretary of the[…]

2004

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 DECEMBER 2004An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,you may remember that in 1998 my predecessor, the late MW Bro. Lord Farnham, set up a Strategic Working Party to[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION8 SEPTEMBER 2004An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,I welcome you all to Grand Lodge this morning for the start of another Masonic season, which promises, once again, to[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION9 JUNE 2004An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren, because we do not normally have very much business at the June Quarterly Communication, I thought you might be interested[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE28 APRIL 2004An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren, it is good to see so many of you here today for this annual investiture, which must surely qualify[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 March 2004AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE GRAND MASTER HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, KGBrethren,I am delighted to see so many of you here this morning for this Quarterly Communication and I bid you all a very warm welcome.[…]

2003

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 DECEMBER 2003An address by the RW The Deputy Grand Master, lain Ross Bryce, TD, DLI have to inform you that RW Bro Lord Cadogan will retire as President of the Board of General Purposes on 9 March next[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION10 SEPTEMBER 2003An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLYou will all recall the unfortunate occasion last November when the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was reported as having[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION11 June 2003Brethren,At this time last year we were preparing for our Freemasonry in the Community week. This involved opening the doors of our meeting places to the general public and taking the opportunity of explaining what we do. Although it[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE30 APRIL 2003AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE GRAND MASTER HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, KGBrethren,I start by welcoming you all to our meeting this afternoon and I offer my warmest congratulations to all the Brethren I have had[…]

2002

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION11 DECEMBER 2002An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLWhen I was appointed Assistant Grand Master in December 1995, London Masonry consisted of over 1,600 Lodges and nearly 700 Chapters,[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION11 SEPTEMBER 2002An address by the MW The Pro Grand Master the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLLord Northampton said that, as a public relations exercise, Freemasonry in the Community week was undoubtedly a great success with much[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 JUNE 2002AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE PRO GRAND MASTER the Most Hon the Marquess of Northampton, DLBrethren,Next Tuesday we are celebrating ‘Freemasonry in the Community’ week which is fast becoming ‘Freemasonry in the Community three weeks’, with a service in[…]

ANNUAL CRAFT INVESTITURE24 APRIL 2002An address by the MW The Grand Master HRH The Duke of Kent, KGThis has been an exciting and successful year for the Craft, which will culminate in our Freemasonry in the Community initiative. I have been[…]

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION13 March 2002A statement BY lord cadogan on the Local Government Act 2000Lord Cadogan, President of the Board of General Purposes, in a statement referred to the Local Government Act 2000, particularly for those in the Craft who are[…]

2001

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION12 December 2001AN ADDRESS BY THE MW THE PRO GRAND MASTER THE MOST HON THE MARQUESS OF NORTHAMPTON, DLBrethren,In November 1999 the Grand Master’s Council appointed a Committee to consider the basis on which appointments to Grand Rank were allocated to Provinces[…]